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ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government's African swine fever (ASF) task force has placed two villages here under lockdown and commenced the depopulation of hogs due to the presence of ASF cases. Dr. Arnedo Agbayani, the assistant city veterinarian, said Tuesday Barangays Pasonanca and Mangusu were placed on lockdown after blood samples from the area turned positive for ASF infection. Agbayani said the results were confirmed by the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in General Santos City. "There is no movement of live hogs, pork products, and by-products from the infected areas," Agbayani said, referring to the two villages. He said 78 hogs were culled in Sitio Canucutan in Barangay Pasonanca as they started Monday the depopulation of swine to prevent the spread of the disease in other parts of the city. The depopulation of hogs in Upper and Lower Mangusu in Barangay Mangusu started Tuesday afternoon. However, Agbayani made it cle

United statesCzech republicDolni moravaImran khanInternational sectionChairman imran khanCiting interior ministryZamboanga city the government 39s african swine fever asf task force has placed two villages here under lockdown and commenced depopulation of hogs due to presence cases dr arnedo agbayaniHe assistant city veterinarianAid tuesday barangays pasonanca and mangusu were placed on lockdown after blood samples from the area turned positive for asf infection agbayani said results confirmed by regional animal disease diagnostic laboratory of department agriculture in general santos city quot there is no movement live hogsPork productsNd by products from the infected areasUot agbayani saidEferring to the two villages he said 78 hogs were culled in sitio canucutan barangay pasonanca as they started monday depopulation of swine prevent spread disease other parts city upper and lower mangusu tuesday afternoon howeverGbayani made it clear that the local supply of pork products will not be affected as infected areas are among major suppliers swine agbayani maintained there is no declaration yet by department agriculture city an asf red zone isa highly contagious viral disease pigs in its acute formHe disease generally results in high mortality pna